S.Amdt. 1705

SA 1705. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1618 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Hatch (for himself
and Ms. Murkowski)) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget
for fiscal year 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of part III of subtitle A of title I, insert the
following:

SEC. 11030. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR MILITARY SPOUSES.

(a) In General.--Section 51(d)(1) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (I),
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J)
and inserting ``, or'', and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(K) a qualified military spouse.''.
(b) Qualified Military Spouse.--Section 51(d) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(16) Qualified military spouse.--The term `qualified
military spouse' means the spouse or domestic partner (as
recognized under State law or by the Armed Forces) of a
member of the Armed Forces.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer
after December 31, 2017.
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